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The Cedar Point handbook

Living in Cedar Point, TX: what to set up and who to call

Cedar Point has no town government of its own, so Polk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Onalaska Independent School District. The closest public drop-off to Cedar Point is Citizen Collection Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Cedar Point has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Polk County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Cedar Point’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cedar Point, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Cedar Point.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Texas

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cedar Point. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas).

Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cedar Point water system

The Cedar Point water system supplies Cedar Point: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Lake Livingston Pineshadows East serves another 20%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,827 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 88% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1870155.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Cedar Point

100% of 852 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Eastex Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
OptimumCable82%500/20
T-MobileFixed wireless93%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless4%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cedar Point.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.3 mi from the center of Cedar Point

Citizen Collection Station

416 Onalaska Loop, Onalaska, TX, 77360 · run by Republic Services

This isn’t Cedar Point’s own facility. Whether Cedar Point residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cedar Point kids go to
PK–6Onalaska Elin Onalaska
7–12Onalaska Jr./Sr. Highin Onalaska

Cedar Point is in Onalaska Independent School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Cedar Point is unincorporated, so Polk County is the local government.

Local governmentPolk CountyCedar Point is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePolk County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Polk County (county election office). 101 W Mill St, Ste. 265, Livingston, TX 77351 · (936) 327-6805FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Cedar Point is in ZIP code 77351

ZIP codes where Cedar Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cedar PointZIP’s residents in Cedar Point
77351Livingston, TX100%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Cedar Point

Who supplies Cedar Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Cedar Point water system (EPA ID TX1870155). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cedar Point?

Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Cedar Point?

Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Optimum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cedar Point?

77351. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cedar Point in?

Onalaska Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Cedar Point?

Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Polk County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.